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[The Bit Easy: Crypto Simplified @TheBitEasy]

Aliens Discuss Fiat Currency 👽🛸🚀

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

ECB warns EU finance ministers that easing euro stablecoin rules would weaken banks: Reuters https://t.co/PAE27MrbsH

[Fidelity Digital Assets @DigitalAssets]

Prices may be moving sideways, but network activity isn’t. Ethereum processed $18T in stablecoin volume over the past year—an all-time high. What else is happening beneath the surface?

Explore the signals across BTC, ETH, and SOL in our Q2 2026 Signals Report:https://t.co/KmGqrZGLDf

[Circle @circle]

The GENIUS Act is a momentous turning point for the future of digital dollars which is carried forward in the OCC’s proposed prudential and licensing regime.

Our response supports the robust and “highest-bar” standards put forward by the OCC to deliver a uniform, prudentially sound framework for U.S. dollar payment stablecoins.

https://t.co/5zZI9SqvE4

[Circle @circle]

Circle France has received approval to offer crypto-asset services in the EU, enabling MiCA-compliant custody and transfer services for USDC and EURC across the EEA.

Advancing compliant digital financial infrastructure in Europe.

More: https://t.co/CJS0IMr4QC

[Swift @swiftcommunity]

Can collaboration reshape the future of cross-border payments?

Over 50 banks worldwide have signed up to Swift’s payments scheme, introducing a new framework designed to transform consumer and retail cross‑border payments.

As progress continues through 2026, banks are beginning to roll out the framework across key corridors – helping deliver faster, more predictable and transparent payment experiences for end customers.

@LloydsBank , @NAB , @NatWestGroup and @SocieteGenerale are among the banks participating in this initiative, alongside a growing global community.

#CrossBorderPayments #SwiftScheme

[Bloomberg @business]

Bitcoin rose above $80,000 for the first time in more than three months as Asian stocks approached record highs https://t.co/DeQCfyQ0EG

[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

BULLISH: 🇺🇸Coinbase says a deal has been REACHED on a key provision of the CLARITY Act.

[Coinbase 🛡️ @coinbase]

$33 Trillion in stablecoins settled on Coinbase in 2025.

That scale came from us always putting security and UX first.

We're now applying that expertise to streamline payments on a global scale.

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

Uzbekistan launches special crypto mining zone with 10-year tax holiday https://t.co/BUcgLHSP6m

[Bank for International Settlements @BIS_org]

The rapid evolution of cryptoasset service providers into financial intermediaries highlights the need for robust prudential frameworks. Explore the risks and policy challenges https://t.co/YteSL21n4b

[Swift @swiftcommunity]

Why is the last mile the longest?

While transactions across the Swift network can happen in seconds, around 80% of a payment’s journey is spent in the “last mile” – the time between a payment reaching the beneficiary bank and being credited to the end account. Domestic regulations, local market practices and infrastructure can all result in delays.

Our payments scheme is designed to significantly improve that final stage of the journey – bringing greater speed, certainty and transparency to the part of the process that matters most to end customers.

“Everyone should be able to transact internationally at pace, safe in the knowledge that the full value will arrive with the recipient and that fees will be affordable and fixed from the start,” says Nasir Ahmed, Head of Payments Scheme at Swift.

👉 Learn more about how the Swift scheme is improving the last mile, with banks including Garanti BBVA, J.P. Morgan Payments, KASIKORNBANK and KEB Hana Bank among its global participants: https://t.co/9U1fwgoCW6

#CrossBorderPayments #SwiftScheme #G20

[TFTC @TFTC21]

Charles Schwab, managing $12 trillion in assets, releases Bitcoin risk management video.

[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

LATEST: 🏦 The Bank for International Settlements is warning that large dollar stablecoins like USDT and USDC could destabilize banks and strain monetary policy if they continue to grow.

[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

LATEST: 🏦 Japan's JSCC has launched a trial with Mizuho and Nomura to test using government bonds as collateral on the Canton Network.

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

BIS says stablecoins act more like ETFs than money, warns of fragmentation without global rules: report https://t.co/BXCsvQnuWZ

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

Global crypto funds see $1.4 billion in weekly inflows as bitcoin rebound boosts risk appetite: CoinShares https://t.co/YLY56041bg

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

Ripple races to make XRP Ledger quantum-ready as computing threat turns ‘credible’ https://t.co/Rjy3Jao6QX

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

Coinbase expands USDC borrowing to UK, allowing loans against bitcoin, ether https://t.co/iji7Trsa0A

[Michael Saylor @saylor]

Strategy has acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54 billion at ~$74,395 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 9.5% YTD 2026. As of 4/19/2026, we hodl 815,061 $BTC acquired for ~$61.56 billion at ~$75,527 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/ifGXjMeIZH

[Swift @swiftcommunity]

True progress in payments won’t come from just one solution – it will come from a multitude of systems working seamlessly together.

Our payments scheme and blockchain-based ledger reflect this approach: raising the standard of transfers on today’s rails, while scaling the benefits of digital finance for the future.

👉 Learn more about our parallel track innovation strategy: https://t.co/81hMFru1t5

#Innovation #Payments